Micro Reports – One year on

Last year, Molecular Brain became the first BMC journal to introduce Micro Reports, an innovative way to quickly share research which would otherwise go unpublished as a full research paper. Micro Reports are short research summaries of up to 1200 words, ideal for publishing negative results, reproduced studies, smaller data sets which are still important but would not warrant a full research article, and brand new findings which should enter the public domain as soon as possible. Since the launch of this new article type, the journal has received 58 Micro Report submissions, with 24 publications to date. We’ve highlighted some of the most well-received Micro Reports so far here.   Brain transcriptome analysis of a familial Alzheimer’s disease-like mutation in the zebrafish presenilin 1 gene implies effects on energy production The authors of this study analysed the brains of six month old zebrafish, which were either wild-type or with a mutated ‘presenilin 1’ gene. The mutation was found to affect the production of ATP, and therefore energy production.       Immature-like molecular expression patterns in the hippocampus of a mouse model of dementia with Lewy body-linked mutant β-synuclein It has been suggested that there may be abnormalities in the maturation rate of brain cells when neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and epilepsy are observed. Here, maturation of brain cells is studie...
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